https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB Unit 2: Utopia en-us 2018-09-10 14:43:51 UTC 2025-12-20 20:25:36 UTC hello@padlet.com tmcgee1251 https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279440083 A generalization is a statement that is always or almost always true. Discuss and develop some generalizations based on the examples and categories we've shared and discussed. Record your generalizations below.

What are some characteristics or 'rules' of all utopias? How are the examples of utopia we've discussed alike?

What can you say about the concept of utopia that is usually true?]]> 2018-09-10 14:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279440083 tmcgee1251 https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279440802 What examples have you seen in the real world that are NOT Utopias? What examples have you seen in Movies, Books, Art, or Videogames? Brainstorm some examples of what a utopia should look like.

In what ways do your non-examples of utopia differ from your examples?

What prevents your non-examples from being utopian? Are they non-examples of utopia because of characteristics they have, because of characteristics they lack, or because of both?

How do dystopias form?]]> 2018-09-10 14:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279440802 tmcgee1251 https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279442001 Think of some categories (3 or 4) that make for a good way of grouping ideas about Utopia. Give each category a title like "What Defines a Utopia" or "Rules".

Review the ideas you've posted. What is similar about some of the ideas? Should these ideas be grouped together based on this similarity? Why or why not?

What name could you give each category? Why?

Do all of your ideas fall into a group? Might some of them belong in more than one group?

Is there a different way to categorize some or all of your ideas? What other categories might you see?]]> 2018-09-10 14:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279442001 tmcgee1251 https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279443727 What words come to mind when you think about utopia? What are some examples of how this concept appears in the world?

What examples of utopia have been shown through art, literature, the movies, and other art forms?

What kinds of things or places might be considered utopian?

How do words associated with utopia - such as paradise, heaven, or new world - relate to the concept of perfection?

What changes may have taken place over time in the definition of utopia? What dfferences might different people have in their ideas of utopia? What aspects of the concept of utopia would be the same regardless of where or when it is envisioned?]]> 2018-09-10 14:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tmcgee1251/utopiablockB/wish/279443727